Samir Rachid Zaim

About Samir Rachid Zaim

PhD Statistician and data scientist with 7 years of experience applying large-scale statistical machine learning to extract insights from high-dimensional datasets, including multimodal biological data, medical records and claims, surveys, and natural language. Experienced in end-to-end workflows spanning data wrangling, feature engineering, model development, evaluation, and deployment using statistical inference, machine learning, deep learning, and LLMs. Proven track record of cross-functional collaboration translating ambiguous business needs into scalable data-driven solutions supporting high-impact products, software, publications, and patented work.

Experience

1. Supervisor, Statistics

   Allen Institute

   Jan 2025 — Present

   Developed the statistical analysis plan roadmap with cross-functional stakeholders to support org needs, including the design, analysis, and execution of ten immunology studies- Delivered an end-to-end oncology longitudinal multi-modal data analysis from concept through execution as a technical lead overseeing team of 5 analysts to support a high-priority manuscript- Presented interim oncology study results to executive leadership and external advisory board

Education

• University of Arizona

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  2016 — 2021

• Carleton College

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  2010 — 2014

Skills

• Volunteer Management
• Statistical Modeling
• Statistical Programming
• Mathematica
• Public Speaking
• Research
• Microsoft Office
• Editing
• Sql
• Fundraising
• Econometrics
• Python
• Latex
• Teaching
• Statistical Software
• Leadership
• Blogging
• French
• Qualitative Research
• Analysis
• Data Science
• Facebook
• R
• Community Outreach
• Logistic Regression
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Program Evaluation
• Julia
• Spanish
• Stata
• Policy Analysis
• Nonprofits
• Linear Regression
• Big Data Analytics
• Statistics
• Data Analysis